WITH A STORY PICKING UP STEAM ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN SANTA CRUZ TONIGHT. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA ARE WORRIED ABOUT DOGS LOCKED IN A TRUCK - FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS. THE TRUCK IS PARKED NEXT TO A LAWYER'S OFFICE ON RIVER STREET... VIDEO OF THAT TRUCK IS CIRCULATING ON FACEBOOK TONIGHT AS NEIGHBORS CAMPAIGN TO GET THE DOGS OUT. ACTION NEWS REPORTER BRITTANY NIELSEN IS LIVE IN SANTA CRUZ WITH TONIGHT'S TOP STORY. ### DAN/ERIN... THE DOGS OWNER HAD A STROKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO... HIS LAWYER MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO LEAVE HIS TRUCK IN THE LOT UNTIL HE RECOVERS ... BUT THE PROPERTY OWNER SAYS WHEN HE MADE THAT DEAL, HE DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE ANIMALS INSIDE. YOU CAN HEAR THEM -- NATS OF DOGS BARKING AND NEXT DOOR BUSINESSES SAY THREE DOGS HAVE BEEN IN THIS DELIVERY TRUCK FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. 5:24 we kept hearing these dogs whining and crying in the afternoon when it was hot 5:31 A WOMAN WALKS, FEEDS AND WATERS THEM EACH DAY... AND THEN PUTS THEM BACK. WE WERE THERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN SHE ARRIVED... SHE TELLS US WE CAN'T SEE THEM... BUT THAT THEY'VE BEEN CHECKED BY ANIMAL SERVICES. 9:54 can you tell us how the dogs are cause a lot of ppl are really worried about them tonight theyre good theyre finetheyre healthy yeah 10:02 SHE SAYS SHE'S VOLUNTEERING TO CARE FOR THE DOGS AS A FAVOR TO THEIR OWNER'S LAWYER BRUCE BAUM... The owner has been in the hospital for 2 months 11:57 I give them food water animal services looked at it they had food water 12:00 THE FRONT WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN... AND THERE IS MAKESHIFT COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE DRIVER COMPARTMENT ... BUT THE DOGS ARE CLOSED INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, WITH NO WINDOWS.... JUST THIS BROKEN SKYLIGHT FOR VENTILATION. CYPRESS CONSTRUCTION OWNER MICHAEL DOWNEY HAS OFFICES HERE- AND SAYS HE'S CALLED POLICE AND ANIMAL SERVICES... WHO SAY THEY CAN'T BREAK INTO A VEHICLE UNLESS THE DOGS ARE IN GRAVE DANGER. HE DECIDED TO MOBILIZE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET HELP. 6:49 in the hottest part of the day theres direct sun on that truck listening to them day after day its been really frustrating 6:57 17:16 everyones doing the best they can so if anyone has any suggestions id suggest they contact the attorney THE PROPERTY OWNER SAYS HE'S ASKED FOR THE TRUCK TO BE REMOVED FROM THE LOT BY THURSDAY MORNING. ### WHILE WE WERE THERE THIS EVENING POLICE OFFICERS STOPPED BY, AND CHECKED IN WITH ANIMAL SERVICES. ANIMAL SERVICES SAYS THE DOGS ARE BEING CARED FOR... AND THEY DO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO REUNITE THEM WITH THEIR OWNER AND MOVE THEM OUT OF THE TRUCK. THERE'S NO WORD FROM ANIMAL SERVICES ON WHEN THEY EXPECT TO PUT THEIR ACTION PLAN IN PLACE TO REMOVE THE DOGS. ### ON THE CRIME

Nearly 40 years after receiving a life sentence for his role in the largest mass abduction in U.S. history, James Schoenfeld -- one of the three infamous Chowchilla school bus kidnappers -- will walk out of a California prison this week a free man.